Champions League Qualifying Round 2013

[swimmer1]

Looks a lot easier to qualify 2013/14 for the last 32

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013–14_U ... ons_League

[Robin_L]

Looks like we'll run into one of Zenit St Petersbury, PSV Eindhoven, Mentalist Kharkiv or Fenerbahce then.

Hardly Sparta Prague is it? But you'd hope over two legs we can qualify once more.

[northbank123]

Zenit or Fenerbahce would be an unpleasant tie to have, ideally we'd have Pacos de Ferreiras. Other than that there are no terrible trips but also can't expect a walk in the park.

[Top Londoner]

PSV 2007 anyone?

Makes for a long season and regurgitated excuses from our dear leader.

[Poldi]

Don't dare saying it, but if it wasn't about St. Totteringham's Day on the final day I would have settled for a EuroLeague place this year: if Arsenal were to face a German team it would have been Frankfurt or lovely small Black Forrest Town of Freiburg for a change (not Schalke, Dortmund or Bayern for a third time... - okay bring on Leverscum again )...

[Chippy]

At this stage we have absolutely no idea. But let's have a 50 page thread on all the possibilities.

[swimmer1]

Don't dare saying it, but if it wasn't about St. Totteringham's Day on the final day I would have settled for a EuroLeague place this year: if Arsenal were to face a German team it would have been Frankfurt or lovely small Black Forrest Town of Freiburg for a change (not Schalke, Dortmund or Bayern for a third time... - okay bring on Leverscum again )...

Not sure we can play a German sIDE thank god

[Poldi]

right, maybe later in the competition then: Leverkusen have already qualyfied for the CL, Schalke came in 4th and will be playing the play-off just like us. Couldn't really figure out the rules and the teams who take part in the 3 qualification rounds before we actually enter the final CL-qualifying round.

[Dan_85]

ideally we'd have Pacos de Ferreiras.

Don't we have to draw another seeded team?

It's still a bit early to tell as the earlier qualifying rounds can affect the teams in the draw & seedings. But unless i'm reading this wrong, it looks like we could get AC Milan, Schalke and probably Zenit or Valencia?

http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uef ... l2013.html

[northbank123]

ideally we'd have Pacos de Ferreiras.

Don't we have to draw another seeded team?

It's still a bit early to tell as the earlier qualifying rounds can affect the teams in the draw & seedings. But unless i'm reading this wrong, it looks like we could get AC Milan, Schalke and probably Zenit or Valencia?

http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uef ... l2013.html

The process is split into Champions and non-champions, so we can't face any domestic league winners.

The clubs from England, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Italy go straight into the play-off round with the various other 2nd/3rd placed teams playing off for the other 5 places in a preliminary round. In the play-off round the top 5 co-efficients are seeded and can't play each other. This will definitely include us, Milan and Schalke, and will include Valencia and Lyon if they qualify. If either of them fail to qualify for the play-off round (Valencia currently 5th, Lyon should get 3rd but have to play preliminary round) then Zenit will be seeded (if they qualify).

Worst case scenario is Zenit are unseeded and we draw them, otherwise I guess Fenerbahce or PSV would be tricky if we drew either of those. Other than that there are some pretty cack teams in there.

[falkirk goon]

ideally we'd have Pacos de Ferreiras.

Don't we have to draw another seeded team?

It's still a bit early to tell as the earlier qualifying rounds can affect the teams in the draw & seedings. But unless i'm reading this wrong, it looks like we could get AC Milan, Schalke and probably Zenit or Valencia?

http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uef ... l2013.html

Its usually seeds versus non seeds i think.That would mean Pacos Ferreira and 4 others,we cant get Schalke or Milan thankfully as we would probably get brownholed

[Rohan]

Real Madrid is ready for this year final.

[Eboue-Why?]

At this stage we have absolutely no idea. But let's have a 50 page thread on all the possibilities.

Quality Chippy!!

[Dan_85]

ideally we'd have Pacos de Ferreiras.

Don't we have to draw another seeded team?

It's still a bit early to tell as the earlier qualifying rounds can affect the teams in the draw & seedings. But unless i'm reading this wrong, it looks like we could get AC Milan, Schalke and probably Zenit or Valencia?

http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uef ... l2013.html

Its usually seeds versus non seeds i think.That would mean Pacos Ferreira and 4 others,we cant get Schalke or Milan thankfully as we would probably get brownholed

Yep, you're right. Unless UEFA have changed the rules it's seeded vs unseeded, my mistake.

[augie]

Hope we get the toughest draw possible